Trustees & Officers

William E. Ardell
William E. Ardell was a senior executive with Southam Inc. from 1982 to 1996. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Southam from 1992 to 1996 and from 1982 to 1991 he held positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of Southam Business Communications and Coles Bookstores Ltd., both subsidiaries of Southam. Mr. Ardell currently serves as a director of Canadian Public Storage Properties and is a Vice Chairman of Humber College. He is the past Chairman of Nelvana International Limited and Apollo Gas Inc. and has also served as a director of numerous companies including Southam Inc., Nelvana Limited and Chapters Inc. Mr. Ardell received his Commerce degree from Sir George Williams University and is a graduate of Harvard University’s Advanced Management Program.

Andy Burgess
Andy Burgess is a co-founder of Somerset Entertainment and has served as President since Somerset’s inception in 1994. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Burgess acted as Director of General Merchandise for Loblaws of Toronto. His experience also includes serving as Vice President, Strategic Planning for Joniff Corporation and as a business analyst with McKinsey and Company. Mr. Burgess received a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours from Princeton University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from INSEAD, Fontainebleau.

Gordon Gibson
Gordon Gibson is a co-founder of Somerset and has served as Producer since Somerset’s inception in 1994. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Gibson worked with his father Dan Gibson at Dan Gibson Productions Ltd., serving as Vice President and Producer from 1989 to 1994. Mr. Gibson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1987.

Keith Harrison
Mr. Harrison, co-founded Compass Marketing, a product development, marketing and sales company, in 1985. Mr. Harrison received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethel University. He currently serves as a director of Gamer.tv Ltd., Reshare Corporation and the Council of the Greater Twin City Churches. He has previously served on advisory boards for Toshiba America, Aiwa America, Bush Industries Inc. and Leading Technology Computers.

W. Judson Martin
Mr. W. Judson Martin has been Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. since March 2003 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 1999 to November 2002. Mr. Martin has been a member of the Board of Directors of Motion Picture Distribution Inc. and an Executive Officer of Movie Distribution Income Fund and Movie Distribution Holding Trust since their launch in October 2003, and also served as Chief Financial Officer until September 2004. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre. From November 2002 until January 2003, Mr. Martin was President and Chief Executive Officer of TGS North American REIT. From July 1995 to September 1997, Mr. Martin was Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of MDC Communications Corporation. From October 1982 to July 1995, Mr. Martin was employed by certain subsidiaries of Brascan Corporation, including Trizec Corporation Ltd. as Vice President and Treasurer, Brookfield Development Corporation as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Trilon Securities Corporation as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Timothy W. Casgrain
Mr. Casgrain started his career as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte & Touche, Chartered Accountants, in 1972. In 1976, he moved to the Edper Group, where he worked in a variety of positions until 2002, including holding the position of Executive Vice-President. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Casgrain was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of NBS Technologies Inc. and in 1997, became the Chairman of Skyservice Investments Inc., an aviation services company. Mr. Casgrain serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee for Somerset Entertainment Income Fund.

Robert Meier
Robert Meier has served as Chief Financial Officer of Somerset since 2001. From 1997 to
2001, he was Vice-President of Finance and Operations of The Indeka Group, a marketer and distributor of branded footwear and accessories. Between 1994 and September 1997, Mr. Meier was Vice-President of Finance for Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd. He was the Controller for Neon Products Ltd., a Division of Jim Pattison Industries from August 1991 to September 1994 and the Corporate Controller for the Jim Pattison Sign Group from January 1989 to August 1991. Mr. Meier is a chartered accountant and holds an Honours degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario.

Kevin M. White
Kevin M. White has served as President of Somerset U.S. since December 1998. Mr. White has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience including executive positions with Enesco Corporation, Del Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Oral-B Laboratories Inc. He attended Bowling Green State University.

Ed Bonner
Ed Bonner has served as Vice-President of Marketing of Somerset since 1998. He previously served as Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble Inc. in Toronto. Mr. Bonner holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of British Columbia.

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